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Warren Invested in Private Prisons By Yuichiro Kakutani Senate Republicans Shut Down ATF Nominee By Stephen Gutowski and Charles Fain Lehman Maguire Denies Washington Post Report He Threatened to Resign By David Rutz ABC’s Bombshell Ukraine Story Falls Apart By Collin Anderson Trump Admin Bans Iranian Regime Figures, Families From Entering U.S. By Adam Kredo Beto’s Beta Bod No Match for Mayor Beast’s Physique By Andrew Stiles LOCK HER UP: Celebrity Truant Greta Thunberg Makes a Mockery of Hardworking Schoolchildren By Andrew Stiles Gabbard: ‘Haven’t Seen Much’ Evidence Warren Is Prepared to Be President By Andrew Kugle BEASTMODE: Maguire Calls Swalwell ‘Congresswoman’ By Washington Free Beacon Staff You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. Copyright © 2019 Free Beacon, LLC, All rights reserved.  To reject freedom, click here. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

THE DAILY SIGNAL

Sep 27, 2019

Good morning from Washington, where talk of impeachment fueled a heated hearing on the whistleblower complaint. Fred Lucas chronicles the key moments. Interested in learning more about why the U.S. gives Ukraine military aid? Our Ukraine correspondent, Nolan Peterson, has the in-depth perspective on that and the national security relationship between the United States and Ukraine. Plus: Justin Bogie on how Congress could be held accountable on budgeting, and Nicole Russell on how religious hospitals are under fire in California. Twenty-five years ago today, Republicans signed the famous “Contract with America” spearheaded by Newt Gingrich.  Have a good weekend.

	News 7 Highlights From a House Panel’s Hearing on Trump’s Ukraine Call The whistleblower complaint says, “In the course of my duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. government officials that the president of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election.” More Special Feature How Ukraine Uses US Military Aid Since 2014, total U.S. military aid to Ukraine has amounted to roughly $1.5 billion. More Commentary Funding by Crisis Doesn’t Have to Be the Status Quo Missed deadlines and general dysfunction have become the norm in the federal budget and appropriations process. That is a terrible trend for anyone concerned about mounting budget deficits and unsustainable federal debt. More Analysis Podcast: Will Netanyahu Stay Leader of Israel? The Israeli election last week resulted in a political stalemate, but Benjamin Netanyahu might still just eke out a coalition and retain his role as prime minister. More News Maryland Sheriff Urges Congress to Take ‘Serious Measures’ to Address Illegal Immigration ‘Crisis’ “The infiltration of criminal aliens … and criminal gangs, such as MS-13, across our open borders and in our communities has severely endangered the public safety of every city in every county in America,” says Sheriff Chuck Jenkins. More Commentary In California, the Right to Gender ‘Transition’ Is Threatening Religious Liberty In California, a state appeals court ruled that a transgender man can move forward with a lawsuit suing a Catholic hospital for discrimination. More

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THE EPOCH TIMES

View this email in your browser “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” ABRAHAM LINCOLN Trump on Whistleblower’s Source: ‘That’s Close to a Spy’ Federal Judge Calls on Ocasio-Cortez to Testify in Lawsuit for Blocking Critics on Twitter Senate Confirms Eugene Scalia as Secretary of Labor Malaysian Police Arrest 15 People With Suspected Links to ISIS   President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed an initial trade deal that opens up markets to $7 billion worth of U.S. agricultural goods. Read more Two separate mob attacks in Hong Kong, on a local lawmaker and on an adherent of a spiritual practice persecuted in mainland China, have drawn suspicion that pro-Beijing forces are trying to silence dissident views. Read more Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire defended his handling of the whistleblower complaint at the center of controversy surrounding a call between President Donald Trump and the leader of Ukraine. Read more The office of the Texas attorney general has hired three high-level consultants as part of a multistate probe into Google that involves 48 state attorney generals as well as Washington and Puerto Rico. Read more Judicial Watch announced that it has filed suit in federal court seeking to force the State Department to release all official U.S. government documents related to the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor, as demanded by former Vice President Joe Biden. Read more A Michigan election official has been charged by the state with six felony counts of voter fraud in connection with the November 2018 elections. Read more   See More Top Stories The Electoral College—Does It Matter? By Gary Gregg Opponents decry the Electoral College system as “undemocratic” and “archaic.” Few of its most vociferous opponents argue that it doesn’t matter—that’s why they want to change it. They know it does have a profound real-world impact on our politics. They just don’t like the impact it’s having. Supporters of the Electoral College know it’s important and so take what has become an unpopular opinion in mainstream media and in the academy and defend it… Read more How Virtue Leads to Restoration By Craig Osten & Tim Goeglein In recent years, Americans from across the political spectrum have bemoaned the loss of a virtuous society and the resulting divisions in our nation. For those of us who have grieved this loss, it seems like we have finally come full circle after decades of downplaying or even degrading the role of virtue in a stable and healthy society… Read more   See More Opinions How China Pulls Off Running Double-Digit Deficits By Valentin Schmid (August 26, 2016) For years the world has marveled at China’s foreign exchange reserves ($4 trillion at their peak in 2014) and low government debt, 21 percent of GDP at the end of 2015. This is about to change, however, as fiscal spending was up 15.1 percent in the first half of 2016 to counter a slowing economy and achieve the official GDP growth target. Read more In what ways has the Chinese communist regime managed to deceive America and control how people talk about it? Is China still communist? And how has it exploited some of America’s strategic weaknesses? Why did it take so long for the threat of communist China to become more widely recognized? And what are the key elements of the Chinese regime’s strategy to achieve global dominance? Deception, Espionage & Totalitarianism—The Communist China Threat to US National Security Copyright © 2019 The Epoch Times, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list or remove my account.

THE FLIP SIDE

View this email in your browser Friday, September 27, 2019 UK Supreme Court Rules Against Boris Johnson “The UK Supreme Court ruled [unanimously] on Tuesday that Boris Johnson’s decision to shut down parliament in the run-up to Brexit was unlawful.” Reuters From the Left The left supports the UK Supreme Court’s decision and believes a no-deal Brexit must be avoided. “It is one of the ironies of the rise of authoritarian movements in Western democracies that politicians who claim to be strengthening the foundations of democracy work so assiduously to undermine those foundations. So it was especially satisfying on Tuesday when Britain’s Supreme Court soundly and unanimously slapped down Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s brazen attempt at an end-run around Parliament to pull Britain out of the European Union…  “Unlike the United States Supreme Court, the British court is not normally an arbiter on political or constitutional matters, on which Parliament is the highest authority. That led to concern in Britain, especially among proponents of Brexit, that the judiciary was trespassing into politics. The high court in England used that argument when it declined to intervene…  “But the unanimous judgment of the 11 justices of the Supreme Court, which covers the whole of Britain, was that it was Mr. Johnson who violated the established order…

[through]

the brazen misuse of the [prorogue], including the lies fed to the queen that the reason for shutting Parliament down was to prepare for the start of a new legislative agenda… Given his history, Mr. Johnson is bound to try other ways of preventing another extension of the deadline. But at least his preferred route around constitutional barriers is closed for now.”
Editorial Board, New York Times

“The high court’s position is rather murkier in a parliamentary sovereignty such as the United Kingdom [than in the US]… The courts are bound to apply Parliament’s legislation, whether or not the judges believe it to be consistent with the Constitution or with earlier laws… 

“So how did this poor relation in the branches of British government give the prime minister such a bloody nose, and did it overreach itself in doing so? The answer lies in another British constitutional principle: Parliamentary accountability, which follows from the sanctity of parliamentary sovereignty. As the Supreme Court put it, ‘The longer that Parliament stands prorogued, the greater the risk that responsible government may be replaced by unaccountable government.’ Put another way, the law requires a very good reason for Parliament to be suspended, especially while it is hell-bent on holding the executive to account.”
Guy Winter, Los Angeles Times

“It is barely credible that politicians of a governing party in the 21st century could think it is constitutionally right and proper to suspend parliament in the manner of a Stuart king because MPs are frustrating a political misadventure…

“Brexit is becoming a religion in the Tory party, the fundamental tenet of which is that no deal will do no harm, so no safety net is required. For its adherents, the prize of remaking Britain in a reactionary mould was worth dispensing with legislative scrutiny altogether… [Tory] Ministers toy with underhand political devices such as recommending the Queen does not enact legislation, or questioning why ministers need to abide by the law… The supreme court’s decision is the culmination of a long and socially useful process of judicial review.”
Editorial Board, The Guardian

Some note that “The decision is the product of a judicial system that does far more to insulate its highest judges from partisan politics than the Constitution of the United States. Americans who wish to avoid the partisan drama that surrounded the Supreme Court nominations of Merrick Garland, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh could learn a great deal from the British system of choosing justices… In the American system, a partisan president names a judge whose political views are well known to key members of that president’s party, and then the judge is confirmed (or denied a confirmation vote altogether) by a partisan Senate… 

“The British system, by contrast, largely relies on senior members of the judiciary and other people who are intimately familiar with the judiciary to choose justices — with the added caveat that ‘selection must be on merit.’ The American system, in other words, seems designed to turn the Supreme Court into a political football because it places judicial selection in the hands of politicians. The British system, while not perfect, is far better designed to depoliticize the judiciary.”
Ian Milhiser, Vox

“A reminder: Amid all the hubbub in Parliament, Boris Johnson is still the U.K.’s prime minister and the country is still due to leave the European Union on Oct. 31… the risk of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit remains potent. The possibility of a populist insurrection that changes the nature of one of the world’s most politically stable countries has also risen greatly. Among many more important consequences, these outcomes would be bad for the currency.”
John Authers, Washington Post

From the Right The right is critical of the UK Supreme Court’s decision and believes a general election is necessary. “Unlike its American cousin, the British Supreme Court is not interpreting a written constitution. It is there, at least in theory, to uphold a system based on the supremacy of Parliament… [The 1689 British Bill of Rights] elevates Parliament over the judiciary, laying down that ‘proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court’…  “In their determination to stop Brexit, the British establishment has ripped aside norms, violated precedent, and politicized previously impartial bodies — all in order to overturn a referendum result that MPs had solemnly promised to uphold.” Dan Hannan, Washington Examiner “Johnson publicly argued and maintained in the Miller case that the reason for the prorogation was simply to make way for introduction of his government’s new legislative program in a Queen’s Speech on October 14, not to evade accountability to or scrutiny of Parliament. This is not fully convincing, but it is important to note that the five-week period included the traditional three-week recess in September for party conferences…  “Parliament remained in session for two weeks after the prorogation announcement, and the new session would begin about two weeks before the current exit date of October 31. That left time for accountability to Parliament in the form of a vote of no confidence. In the end, it also left time, though barely, for Parliament to legislate…  “When political tempers run high, judges are tempted to see themselves as the constitution’s last guardians, with a historical duty to step in and save the day. But the U.K. constitution has always been political in character rather than legal. The current Parliament retained the capacity to hold Johnson to account, notwithstanding the prorogation. The Miller case represents an importation of American-style political litigation, where interest groups attempt to use the courts to win victories that are properly won only through political action.” Paul Yowell, First Things “Anti-Brexit MPs had two alternatives to relying on the Supreme Court’s intervention. They could, and did, pass legislation in the time allowed forcing Johnson to ask Brussels for an extension of the Brexit deadline. Or they could bring down the government, which would have dissolved Parliament and brought about a general election. Either would have been more constitutionally appropriate than what has just occurred…  “Yes, the Johnson government had a naked political motivation in proroguing Parliament. But so, too, did the Supreme Court in unanimously deciding that the matter was justiciable, where the English High Court had deemed that it was not… if anti-Brexit MPs are so upset with the Johnson government, why not follow parliamentary and constitutional procedure and bring it down, so that the country can have a general election? The answer is obvious: They’re worried they’ll lose.” Madeleine Kearns, National Review “Remainers are happy to call Johnson’s government criminal, or at least unlawful. And yet, the Remain majority that opposes him in Parliament won’t allow the very thing that is supposed to happen when the executive loses confidence of the majority: the bringing down of the government. Either a new prime minister is installed or there is a general election that produces an executive who has the support of the majority… “[Instead the] Remainer majority is imprisoning Boris Johnson as prime minister. Its continued course of voting against the executive while keeping it in place is a symbolic rejection of the political sovereignty of the British people.” Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review “There are three reasons why Members of Parliament who oppose the government on the biggest issue of the day are refusing to support a general election. None of them is laudable. The first is a cynical attempt to do political damage to him. They want him there so that on October 19 it is he who has to request a delay to that October 31 leaving date. Why get rid of a PM when you can pass laws to force him to do what you want? Then there is the fact [that] they can’t agree on who should replace him… The final reason is cowardice. They fear the Tories would come back from [an] election with a mandate and a majority for their Brexit policy… “[But] a general election that results in a majority for one side or the other is the best way out of this mess. [Britain’s] political system cannot function right now because it is based on the idea that the executive can command a majority in parliament, which it currently can’t. Until there is a government that can, the constitutional crises will continue to mount up.” James Forsyth, Spectator USA

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THE RESURGENT

The Resurgent’s Morning Briefing for September 27,2019 View this email in your browser Share Tweet Forward Good morning, Here is all the news conservatives need to know to start their day.  At 4pm ET, you can catch me on radio to bring you up to speed on developments throughout the day.  You can listen live here.   I’ll See Your Clinton Conspiracy and Raise You My CIA Conspiracy I have some very smart friends peddling what I think is a not very credible conspiracy. The claim being circulated around is that this impeachment gambit and the whistleblower letter are all to undermine or overshadow an investigation into the Clintons and Joe Biden. Any day now the Inspector General will reveal all. It boggles my mind how Hillary Clinton is still the great bad boogeyman. Like Elvis Presley, Hillary Clinton will be sighted in Burger Kings in Kalamazoo long after she is dead. She will be the Baba Yaga that conservatives threaten to send after their misbehaving children. Mysterious deaths will be blamed on her a hundred years from now. I absolutely do not take this seriously. But just wait. We will get a FISA reveal and an McCabe indictment any day now. I think it is more likely that the impeachment investigation and whistleblower complaint are to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation than to distract from a Clinton related conspiracy. And I don’t believe this is a distraction from Epstein. Let me posit a different kooky theory of my own — one I think has more merit. The post I’ll See Your Clinton Conspiracy and Raise You My CIA Conspiracy appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » We Are Now Back Before 9/11. How Many Will Die? We will be less safe as a nation and our intelligence community will be less effective. And what happens if the impeachment leads to no conviction? We’ll still have a President and we will also have an entire political party ready to bulldoze Langley. In part, that desire will be deserved. How many Americans will die because the intelligence community, having lost the trust of the President due to the behavior of some of its members, descends into dysfunction and directionless attention? The post We Are Now Back Before 9/11. How Many Will Die? appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » The Whistleblower Had Help The whistleblower was in fact the definition of a political operative embedded in the government, with unique access to people and facts. He was eyes and ears of the Democrats and people who don’t like Trump. The post The Whistleblower Had Help appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Ruh-roh: Democrats worried that impeachment might make them look like they’re abandoning their legislative duties Earlier this week, Erick pointed out that the biggest winner of the apparent Democratic move to impeach President Trump was the NRA and the biggest losers were environmental activists who had hoped to turn adoring media coverage of a Swedish teenager’s speech about climate change into legislative action on the subject. Well, it looks like […] The post Ruh-roh: Democrats worried that impeachment might make them look like they’re abandoning their legislative duties appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Impeachment as a Panic Move In case you haven’t figured it out yet, the degenerate state of our politics these days largely comes down to two things: One, the people running the show aren’t nearly as smart as they would have you believe. In fact, they’re really not that smart at all, with most of our elected officials in Washington […] The post Impeachment as a Panic Move appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Why the Whistleblower Complaint is so Bad For the President There area number of reasons this complaint is so bad for the President. (1) The whistleblower was not privy to the call or transcript, but had multiple officials describe it accurately enough to him that he could put the three big takeaways in his complaint. (2) This means he has multiple people who can be […] The post Why the Whistleblower Complaint is so Bad For the President appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Why Impeachment Is Justified The case against Trump was strong, even before the whistleblower. The post Why Impeachment Is Justified appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Here is the Whistleblower Complaint You can follow the link here. It reads like L’Resistance Fan Fiction, but it contains a lot of troubling things about Rudy Guiliani. Also, it absolutely provides Democrats a path to impeachment with witnesses and documents to call. This is going to get dragged out with lots of stuff that doesn’t look good. The post Here is the Whistleblower Complaint appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser »   Recent Items: Impeachment is Not Warranted Biden Had No Conflict, Just An Appearance of a Conflict Remember, you can listen to the Erick Erickson Show anytime and anywhere via WSB Radio, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. As always, you can find pretty much anything and everything I’m writing about throughout the day via The Resurgent. Thanks for reading and tuning in. Erick Erickson THE RESURGENT Facebook Twitter Instagram Copyright © 2019 The Resurgent Media Group, LLC, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning’s most important stories, curated by Post editors.       Whistleblower, working in stealth, almost single-handedly set impeachment in motion The whistleblower has by some measures managed to exceed what former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III accomplished in two years of investigating President Trump: producing a file so concerning and factually sound that it has almost single-handedly set in motion the gears of impeachment. By Greg Miller ● Read more » Timeline: The alarming pattern of actions by Trump included in whistleblower allegations What the whistleblower learned about and when. By Philip Bump ● Read more »   Trump writes the GOP impeachment playbook: Scorched earth. But will it work? The coming weeks will test whether Trump’s familiar blame-the-accuser-and-counterattack playbook will be successful in the face of mounting evidence that he asked Ukraine to dig up dirt on potential 2020 Democratic opponent Joe Biden. By Robert Costa and Philip Rucker ● Read more » House Democrats eye quick impeachment inquiry as freshmen push for focus on Ukraine Pelosi is under pressure to keep the probe narrow. By Mike DeBonis and Rachael Bade ● Read more » Effort to shield call with Ukrainian leader was part of broader secrecy effort While President Trump approved the release of the rough transcript to combat the whistleblower’s allegations, he has once again charged that people with access to his calls are conspiring against him. By Josh Dawsey and Carol Leonnig ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT What you missed while not watching Day 3 of the impeachment drama The whistleblower complaint goes public. The House Intelligence Committee hears testimony. Here are highlights from the major events of the day. By Michael Scherer ● Read more » Opinions Trump did something wrong? I defy you to convince anyone at this cursed truck stop. By Alexandra Petri ● Read more » The whistleblower complaint doesn’t do Democrats any favors By Henry Olsen ● Read more » Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead on impeachment. By Eugene Robinson ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT The process of impeachment is now inevitable By Michael Gerson ● Read more » The whistleblower adds to the case that Trump offered a quid pro quo By Editorial Board ● Read more » The Syrian who revealed Assad’s atrocities asks why the world is silent By Josh Rogin ● Read more » More News An alternative school is opening for kids with behavior issues — some as young as 5 The school has sparked a debate that has touched on racial disparities, children’s well-being, classroom disruptions, legal issues and community trust. By Donna St. George ● Read more »   Biden advisers weigh new Wall Street tax as Warren, Sanders pitch aggressive levies on wealthy The former vice president’s rivals have recently pitched “wealth taxes” on multi-millionaires and billionaires. Campaign 2020 ●  By Jeff Stein ● Read more » The U.S. can’t treat China the ‘same way’ it treated the Soviet Union, warns Asian leader Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is hoping cooler heads prevail. But he’s not sure if they will. Today’s WorldView | Analysis ●  By Ishaan Tharoor ● Read more » Three boys accused of assaulting girl, cutting her dreadlocks at private Virginia school Fairfax police are investigating after the 12-year-old girl said the boys called her names and cut several of her dreadlocks. By Joe Heim ● Read more » The ‘highly detailed and arresting’ whistleblower complaint against Trump Shane Harris takes us through the newly released whistleblower complaint. Juliet Eilperin on the conflicted attitudes of oil and gas executives toward climate change. And Laura Reiley digs into the religious debates behind plant-based meat and shrimp. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ● Read more »     We think you’ll like this newsletter Check out By The Way for tips and guides that will help you travel better and make you feel like a local wherever you go. Delivered every Thursday. Sign up »

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POLITICO PLAYBOOK

The tweet that has GOP leaders cringing

By JAKE SHERMAN and ANNA PALMER 

09/27/2019 05:52 AM EDT

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DRIVING THE DAY

A BREAK FROM IMPEACHMENT … TODAY’S NRCC … A FEW WEEKS AGO, Democratic South Carolina Rep. JOE CUNNINGHAM’S wife, Amanda, complained on Instagram that the couple’s health care — which Cunningham gets through the government — did not cover “mental-health therapy” and marriage counseling. The Post and Courier wrote a story and so did the Free Beacon, which has the video

THE NRCC — which, as the NYT pointed out, has punched frequently this cycle — pounced. The NRCC initially jumped on Cunningham’s video (which, to be fair, many Republicans thought was a bit tone-deaf, given the generous health benefits afforded to members of Congress).

BUT THAT WASN’T ENOUGH for the folks on First Street SE. NRCC staffers decided to rib Amanda Cunningham for apparently being in marriage counseling. After she posted on Instagram that she appreciated Beto O’Rourke “getting bolder,” the NRCC went to town. Their broadside had nothing to do with insurance.

— @NRCC, at 12:45 p.m. Thursday: “Looks like Mrs. Cunningham likes a man who supports baseless impeachment…wonder if this will come up in @RepCunningham’s marriage counseling?” The accompanying news release: “Will impeachment be discussed in Cunningham’s marriage counseling?”

CHRIS PACK, the spokesman for the NRCC, said Cunningham gave them the opening for this attack: “A few weeks ago, multiple outlets ran a story about Joe Cunningham’s wife publicly complaining that her husband’s taxpayer-funded health care plan doesn’t cover her marriage counseling. We referenced that tone deaf complaint when she publicly praised Beto’s support of impeachment. She is the one who first publicly brought up these issues, not us. And they aren’t going to help Cunningham win re-election in SC-01.”

— FOR CONTEXT: It wasn’t the Democrats who pointed this out to us — it was Republicans. (More on that soon.) People in the GOP leadership cringed when we showed them this tweet.

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OK, BACK TO IMPEACHMENT … A FEW IMPORTANT THINGS:

Speaker NANCY PELOSI is going to be on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” this morning at around 7:30 a.m. Eastern — her first TV interview since announcing her support for an impeachment inquiry.

PELOSI QUOTE OF THE DAY … PELOSI to THE NEW YORKER EDITOR DAVID REMNICK, in a piece with the headline: “Nancy Pelosi: An Extremely Stable Genius”: “This is a strain of cat that I don’t have the medical credentials to analyze nor the religious credentials to judge.’” New Yorker

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NYT: “White House Knew of Whistle-Blower’s Allegations Soon After Trump’s Call With Ukraine Leader,” by Julian Barnes, Mike Schmidt, Adam Goldman and Katie Benner: “The White House learned that a C.I.A. officer had lodged allegations against President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine even as the officer’s whistle-blower complaint was moving through a process meant to protect him against reprisals, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

“The officer first shared information about potential abuse of power and a White House cover-up with the C.I.A.’s top lawyer through an anonymous process, some of the people said. The lawyer shared the officer’s concerns with White House and Justice Department officials, following policy. Around the same time, the officer separately filed the whistle-blower complaint.” NYT

— KNIVES OUT FOR DOJ … AP: “How the White House, DOJ learned about the whistleblower”: “[O]n Aug. 14, White House counsel John Eisenberg and a CIA official alerted the head of DOJ’s national security division about the original complaint to the CIA.

“John Demers, who leads the national security division, went to the White House the next day to review materials associated with the call. He then alerted people within the Justice Department, but it was unclear specifically who he told.

“In the following weeks, Demers had discussions with other Justice Department officials about how to handle the CIA complaint, according to the person familiar with the matter. It was during that period that the Justice Department also received a notification from the intelligence community’s inspector general about a whistleblower complaint.” AP

— HMM … NYT’S PETER BAKER: “[O]ther officials amplified the narrative on Thursday with details that were not in the complaint. For instance, they said, at one point an order was given to not distribute the reconstructed transcript of Mr. Trump’s call electronically, as would be typical. Instead, copies were printed out and hand delivered to a select group.” NYT

WAPO: “Effort to shield Trump’s call with Ukrainian leader was part of broader secrecy effort,” by Josh Dawsey and Carol Leonnig: “The White House has taken extraordinary steps over the past two years to block details of President Trump’s phone calls with foreign leaders from becoming public, following embarrassing disclosures early in his administration that enraged the president and created a sense of paranoia among his top aides.

“The number of aides allowed to listen on secure ‘drop’ lines was slashed. The list of government officials who could review a memo of the call’s contents was culled. Fewer copies of transcripts went to agencies, and they were stamped with ‘EYES ONLY DO NOT COPY.’ And some officials who deliver call memos had to sign for the records to create a custody record if they were to leak, according to people familiar with the moves who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe them.

“At one point in 2018, Defense Department officials were asked to send back transcripts of calls to the White House after Trump aides grew worried they could be disclosed, according to former senior administration officials.” WaPo

CONVERSATIONS WITH RUDY… BEN SCHRECKINGER: “‘I’m the real whistleblower,’ declared Giuliani, who claimed to possess more damaging information and insisted that he, too, should be entitled to whistleblower protections. ‘If I get killed now,’ he warned, ‘you won’t get the rest of the story.’” POLITICO

ANDREW DESIDERIO and SARAH FERRIS: “Vulnerable Democrats seek impeachment guidance from Pelosi”: “Several junior lawmakers on Thursday voiced concerns in a closed-door meeting with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders that they are struggling to keep up with their party’s message on the Ukraine scandal rapidly engulfing President Donald Trump, according to multiple people in the room.

“While Pelosi and her deputies listened and took notes, freshmen from competitive districts suggested they needed more real-time guidance to keep up with the fast-moving developments in the age of Twitter and near-instant leaks. Members said they were often dismayed to learn of major news through tweets or in news accounts — and some vented about leaks from internal caucus meetings.” POLITICO

WAPO: “Democrats eye quick impeachment probe of Trump as freshmen push for focus on Ukraine,” by WaPo’s Rachael Bade and Mike DeBonis: “House Democratic leaders are eyeing a fast-paced investigation into the possible impeachment of President Trump, instructing the committees handling the probe to wrap up their findings within weeks in hopes of concluding before the holiday season.

“Multiple Democratic lawmakers and congressional aides said there is no formal timeline for the inquiry, but the ‘need for speed,’ as one aide put it, comes as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is under pressure from vulnerable freshmen to keep the investigation narrowly focused and disciplined. …

“‘Very few hearings, if any,’ said a senior Democratic aide, who said the coming investigative work will largely take place in closed-door interviews. The aide spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak frankly.”

— FOR DEMOCRATS, THERE ARE MANY WAYS impeachment can go sideways politically. One of them is impeaching TRUMP without a bunch of hearings. Let us preview how Republican groups like the NRCC and Congressional Leadership Fund will take that into campaign season in every competitive district in America: “Congressman X wanted to impeach Donald Trump without holding hearings. Impeach the president? Without hearings? Congressman X is too extreme for us.”

QUOTE OF THE DAY, via NYT’s Nick Fandos: “‘We should be focused and not overthink this,’ said Representative Eric Swalwell, Democrat of California and a member of the intelligence panel. ‘The guy has copped to this. If you are running an investigation, it is usually made a lot easier when the person admits to the crime. You can cross a lot of witnesses off the list that you might otherwise talk to.’” NYT

NYT’S DAVID BROOKS, in a column arguing impeachment is wrong: “This is completely elitist. We’re in the middle of an election campaign. If Democrats proceed with the impeachment process, it will happen amid candidate debates, primaries and caucuses. Elections give millions and millions of Americans a voice in selecting the president. This process gives 100 mostly millionaire senators a voice in selecting the president.” NYT

ANOTHER ONE? — “Trump’s Pick to Head ATF Is in Jeopardy,” by WSJ’s Sadie Gurman and Michelle Hackman: “The confirmation of President Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is in jeopardy as some Republican senators expressed concern that he would restrict the rights of gun owners, people familiar with the matter said.

“Chuck Canterbury, the head of the national Fraternal Order of Police, doesn’t have enough Republican support to advance beyond the Senate Judiciary Committee, the people said, and a Thursday vote on his nomination was indefinitely postponed.” WSJ

THE JUICE …

— FROM NANCY COOK … OMB STAFF DEPARTURES: Two top communications and press officials are leaving the Office of Management and Budget. Wesley Denton, who served as a senior adviser, has left the agency to return to the Conservative Partnership Institute. Jacob Wood, OMB’s deputy director for communications, is leaving the agency today to go to the Millennium Challenge Corporation as a strategic communications adviser.

NATASHA KORECKI: “How Trump’s Biden mania led him to the brink of impeachment”: “The cascade of tweets began at 4:56 AM on May 1, starting with the president’s criticism of the nation’s largest firefighters union’s endorsement of Joe Biden. Over the next two hours, more than 60 retweets bashing Biden and the firefighters’ decision would follow from Donald Trump’s Twitter account.

“The burst of activity came during a three-month period that reveals an extraordinary preoccupation with his potential general election rival, and provides a window into Trump’s thinking in the run-up to his fateful July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“At home and abroad, on Twitter, at campaign rallies, in interviews and even from the White House lawn, Trump spent an inordinate amount of time deriding Biden and insisting that the former vice president could not be ahead of him in polls — despite the fact that Biden has led the president in general election match-ups in every major poll conducted in 2019.” POLITICO

2020 WATCH … BIDEN ON THURSDAY NIGHT, in San Marino, Calif., via the L.A. Times’ Matt Pearce: “At a private fundraiser in San Marino, Calif., on Thursday afternoon, former Vice President Joe Biden accused President Trump of trying to ‘hijack an election’ by seeking help from Ukraine to investigate Biden’s family. ‘He’d like to get foreign help to win elections,’ Biden told a few dozen attendees, adding a chuckle. …

“Biden also hit themes of economic equality. He criticized Milton Friedman’s theory of shareholder primacy for corporations and told the well heeled audience, ‘Folks, if you’re looking for a tax cut, I’m not your guy.’”

— “Anxious Biden Allies May Unleash Super PAC,” by NYT’s Alex Burns and Jonathan Martin

SUNDAY SO FAR …

• FOX “Fox News Sunday”: Highlights of Chris Wallace’s interview with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani from earlier this week. Panel: Rich Lowry, Donna Edwards, Gillian Turner and Mo Elleithee.
• CNN “State of the Union”: Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.). Panel: David Urban, Aisha Moodie-Mills and Bill Kristol.
• NBC “Meet the Press”: Yamiche Alcindor, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Hugh Hewitt and Mark Leibovich.
• CNN “Inside Politics”: Vivian Salama, Manu Raju, Jackie Kucinich and Molly Ball.

TRUMP’S FRIDAY — The president will participate on a High Holy Days call with Jewish faith leaders at noon. He will deliver remarks at the Hispanic Heritage Month reception at 6:30 in the East Room.

PLAYBOOK READS

POLITICO MAG’S FRIDAY COVER … TIM ALBERTA: “When Impeachment Meets a Broken Congress”

WHAT JAMES JEFFREY IS READING — “U.S. Intelligence Finds Syrian Government Conducted Chlorine Rocket Attack in May,” by WSJ’s Michael Gordon: “Syrian government forces carried out a chlorine attack in May, the first confirmed violation of the international accord banning chemical weapons since President Trump authorized a U.S. military strike on Syria in 2018 over its alleged use of poison gas, a new U.S. intelligence assessment says.

“The episode took place on May 19 near the village of Kabana as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces sought to subdue resistance in Latakia province, a senior U.S. official said.” WSJ

TANKER UPDATE … REUTERS: “U.K. tanker leaves Iranian port after being seized in July”

— Shipping company Stena Bulk (@stenabulk): “Erik Hanell, President and CEO, Stena Bulk: ‘Stena Bulk and Northern Marine Management confirm the Stena Impero and its crew have been released.’”

NUUK DISPATCH — “A Trump Bump Is Turning Up the Heat on Greenland’s Real-Estate Market,” by WSJ’s Candace Taylor: “Prices may go even higher, thanks to the sudden spotlight thrown on Greenland by President Trump’s comments about buying the island, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Though many Greenlanders and Danes were angry at first, local real-estate agents and tour operators say the attention generated by Mr. Trump led to an uptick in inquiries from outsiders interested in visiting or buying homes.” WSJ

TAX DEAL … WSJ: “New York state prosecutors and lawyers for President Trump told a federal judge Thursday that they had reached a deal to temporarily resolve their dispute over a subpoena for eight years of the president’s tax returns. …

“In a letter to U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero, lawyers for Mr. Trump, Mazars and the district attorney outlined the agreement. Prosecutors agreed not to enforce the subpoena until two business days after either Oct. 7 or Judge Marrero rules whether to at least temporarily block the subpoena, whichever comes first. Mazars agreed to gather and prepare documents, and hand deliver a batch by 4 p.m. on the day the agreement expires.” WSJ

VALLEY TALK … NYT’S KEVIN ROOSE: “The last time America watched an impeachment inquiry, it was largely an analog affair. When the House voted to begin impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton in 1998, only one in four American homes had internet access. AOL and Yahoo were the biggest websites in the world, and ‘tweet’ was a sound birds made.

“If the inquiry opened by House Democrats this week results in a formal impeachment of Mr. Trump, it will be the first of the social media era. In many ways, it is a made-for-the-internet event. The political stakes are high, the dramatic story unspools tidbit by tidbit and the stark us-versus-them dynamics provide plenty of fodder for emotionally charged social media brawls.” NYT

— OXFORD STUDY: “Evidence of organized social media manipulation campaigns which have taken place in 70 countries, up from 48 countries in 2018 and 28 countries in 2017. In each country, there is at least one political party or government agency using social media to shape public attitudes domestically.” The study, by researchers Samantha Bradshaw and Philip N. Howard

— “The Truth About Trump’s Insane Ukraine ‘Server’ Conspiracy,” by The Daily Beast’s Kevin Poulson: “‘It almost sounds like he was babbling to the president of Ukraine,’ said Robert Johnston, CEO of Adlumin, who led the DNC breach investigation while at Crowdstrike. ‘I imagine it would have confused the [Ukrainian] president. Like, “What are you talking about?” …

“Crowdstrike’s findings were never controversial among security experts, and they were later confirmed by FBI agents with access to the same evidence, as well as additional evidence Crowdstrike never had. In October 2018, Robert Mueller indicted 12 GRU officers for the DNC intrusion and hacks targeting John Podesta and the DCCC.” Daily Beast

MEGATREND — “U.S. Income Inequality Worsens, Widening To A New Gap,” by NPR’s Bill Chappell: “The gap between the richest and the poorest U.S. households is now the largest it’s been in the past 50 years — despite the median U.S. income hitting a new record in 2018, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

“U.S. income inequality was ‘significantly higher’ in 2018 than in 2017, the federal agency says in its latest American Community Survey report. The last time a change in the metric was deemed statistically significant was when it grew from 2012-2013. …

“[T]he income gap grew wider in nine states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Kansas, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Texas and Virginia.” NPR

MEDIAWATCH — INTERVIEW DU JOUR: “Kathryn Murdoch Steps Out of the Family Shadow to Fight Climate Change,” by NYT’s John Schwartz: “Ms. Murdoch’s public comments confirm what many who closely watch the intricacies and intrigues of the Murdoch empire have long believed: that she is more progressive than many other members of the family.” NYT

— THE BACKLASH: “Critics blast New York Times for outing whistleblower as CIA officer and giving clues to his identity,” by Paul Szoldra in Task and Purpose

— NYT’S DEAN BAQUET RESPONDS: “The role of the whistle-blower, including his credibility and his place in the government, is essential to understanding one of the most important issues facing the country — whether the president of the U.S. abused power and whether the W.H. covered it up. … We also understand that the White House already knew he was a C.I.A. officer.” NYT

— JACK SHAFER: “The New York Times Was Right to Unmask the Whistleblower”

WAPO’S PAUL FARHI: “How a conservative columnist helped push a flawed Ukraine narrative”: “What’s clear is that [John] Solomon — a former Washington Post investigative reporter who later became editor of the conservative Washington Times — has played an important role in advancing a flawed, Trump-friendly tale of corruption in Ukraine, particularly involving Biden and his son Hunter….

“Solomon’s stories … have been echoed and amplified by Trump, his son Donald Jr. and Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, who has been at the heart of Trump’s effort to extract damaging information from Ukrainian officials about the Bidens. …

“Hill editor in chief Bob Cusack referred a request for comment from the paper to another executive, who did not respond.” WaPo

PLAYBOOKERS

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SPOTTED: Ivanka Trump and Chris Korgeseparately at Cafe Milano on Thursday night. … Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) at the Eastern bar in Eastern Market on Thursday night for a celebration for Alex Ball, Crow’s outgoing COS. …

… Michael Nutter on the 9:10 p.m. Amtrak regional out of New York on Thursday. … U.S. Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell at a dinner with about 20 supporters of his global effort to decriminalize homosexuality at a private D.C. residence Thursday night.

SPOTTED at a Cohen Group welcome reception for Jim Mattis at the Ritz-Carlton on Thursday evening: William Cohen, Norty Schwartz, Marc Grossman and Nick Burns.

SPOTTED at NARAL Pro-Choice America’s 50th-anniversary celebration Thursday night at the Capital Hilton: Hillary Clinton, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Tom Perez, Brina Milikowsky, Stephanie Cutter, Karen Finney, Chuck Pruitt, Glynda Carr, Rene Redwood, Steve Kerrigan, Celinda Lake, Mike Spahn, Mary Beth Cahill, Kate Michelman, Karen Mulhauser …

… Ilyse Hogue and John Neffinger, Stephanie Schriock, Emily Cain, Alyssa Mastromonaco, Zach Silk, Tony Massaro, Bill Smith, Tom Perriello, Katherine Grainger, Angelo Carusone, Anna Burger, Hilary Rosen, Scott Fay, Tiffany Muller, Jen Bluestein, Josh Dorner, Nathan Milikowsky and Rebecca Gold Milikowsky, Shannon Hunt-Scott, Dagmar Dolby, Fran Rodgers, Swanee Hunt and Sunita Leeds.

SPOTTED at the home of Tom and Lynn Meredith in Austin for #tribWomenInspire and Piper Kerman’s birthday: Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Courtney Spence, Dyana Limon-Mercado, Lisl Friday, Jehmu Greene, Royce Brooks, Victoria DeFrancesco and Virginia Cumberbatch, Shannon Watts, Corrie MacLaggan, Mark Strama and Allison Dew.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Luke Bolar, managing director of external affairs at ClearPath and an Edelman and David Vitter alum, and Kelsey Bolar, senior writer at The Daily Signal and fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, welcomed Scarlett Payton Bolar on Sept. 12. Pic … Instapic

BIRTHWEEK (was Tuesday): CJ Mahler of Arnold & Porter … (was Wednesday): Mickayla Stogsdill of Arnold & Porter (hat tips: Kevin O’Neill)

BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Meridith McGraw, White House reporter/producer for ABC News. A fun fact about her: “I’m from West Virginia (cue ‘Country Roads’), an avid Texas Longhorns fan, and although I’m an Anglophile at heart, for the past few years I’ve had an Instagram account, @ParisintheDistrict, where I’ve posted photos of places in Washington that remind me of Paris. D.C. is a beautiful city!” Playbook Q&A

BIRTHDAYS: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) is 53 … Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) is 65 … Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) is 67 … Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America … Juleanna Glover (h/t Ben Chang) … Jeff Birnbaum, president of BGR Public Relations, is 63 … Jeffrey M. Lacker is 64 … Jenny Burke of the TSA … WaPo’s Tony Romm … Megan Grant, VP for strategic comms at the Glover Park Group … Josh Mandel is 42 … Brian Killheffer is 38 … Christina DiPasquale … LaVerne Alexander … Kristin Sosanie … POLITICO’s Steven Overly, Jon McClure, Amanda Pietroski and Nick Tedesco … Will Bredderman … AP’s Pablo Gorondi … League of Conservation Voters’ Sara Chieffo … Laura Whitefield … Lucy McCalmont … Marty Franks … Alison Weiss, VP and head of government relations at MassMutual … Peebles Squire (h/t Kyle Wiley) … Francisco Urena … John Liipfert (h/t Tim Burger) …

… Brendan Dunn, partner at Akin Gump … former Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) is 67 … former Rep. Peter Kostmayer (D-Pa.) is 73 (h/t Ed Mitchell) … Carl Woog, director of communications at WhatsApp … Christian Hertenstein of Definers Public Affairs (h/t Andrew Barnhill) … Marcus Sebastian Mason, senior partner at the Madison Group … Caitlyn Schneeweiss … Ed Niles … Deloitte’s Alexa Wertman Brown is 29 … Bryce Hallowell … Cuneyt Dil … Allie Owen … POLITICO Europe’s Nick Vinocur … Saraid Donnelly … Sam Raskin … Tim Traylor … René Carbone Bardorf … Earl Plante is 47 … ABC News’ Matthew Vann … Scott Moshier is 34 … Geoff Burgan, Iowa communications director for the Beto O’Rourke campaign … Lee Wasserman … Abby Curran … Michelle Carrier (h/ts Teresa Vilmain) … John Loredo … Dan Raviv … Minnesota state Rep. Frank Hornstein is 6-0 … Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades

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An explosive impeachment investigation intensified on Thursday with the release of a whistleblower’s assertions that President Trump used the leverage of his office to enlist his Ukrainian counterpart to help him dig up dirt on a political rival while the White House later tried to hide the president’s actions.    The detailed, unclassified version of the complaint made public on Thursday left a complicated trail of new questions and a long list of potential witnesses.    The whistleblower, later identified by The New York Times as a CIA employee, asserted that Trump may have abused his authority with Ukraine’s new president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to bolster his reelection by trying to establish that former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden had exploited their positions in Ukraine for personal gain. Within the allegations are detailed accounts of executive branch discussions questioning why Trump this summer held up the release of $400 million in U.S. military aid to Ukraine.   ABC News: Ukrainians understood Biden probe was a condition for Trump-Zelensky talks, according to former Ukrainian adviser.     The Washington Post: Former Ukrainian prosecutor says Hunter Biden “did not violate anything.”   Additional officials mentioned in the complaint, whose roles were of interest to House Democrats on Thursday, are Attorney General William Barr, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who served as Trump’s private liaison to Ukrainian officials, and White House advisers, including acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.   Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a veteran former member of the House Intelligence Committee who helped revise the Whistleblower Protection Act, said information brought to Congress by the unnamed intelligence official described “a cover-up” by the White House and an effort to “lock down” a verbatim transcript of Trump’s conversation with Zelensky in July when West Wing advisers recognized the jeopardy the president put himself in.   The Hill: Whistleblower complaint says Trump sought to enlist Ukraine’s help in 2020 election.   The Hill: Some House Democrats view the whistleblower complaint as a smoking gun against the president.   The New York Times: House Democrats aim for a fast, focused impeachment process.   The New York Times: Phone call showed only a slice of Trump’s intense interest in Ukraine.   The Washington Post: White House effort to shield contents of Trump’s conversation with Ukraine’s president was part of a broader secrecy effort.   Joseph Maguire, the acting director of National Intelligence, told the House Intelligence Committee — which has now seized the reins of the impeachment inquiry — that he had no information to back up the whistleblower’s nine-page complaint, but believed the intelligence official “did the right thing and followed the law every step of the way.”   Trump, who has bristled at the independence of previous intelligence and national security chiefs, reacted to his accuser far differently than did Maguire, likening the case presented against him to “treason.”    Maguire, who has been the nation’s spy chief since mid-August, attempted to persuade lawmakers that while it took him a month rather than a week to provide the whistleblower’s information to Congress, as required by law, the delay was created by the “unprecedented” nature of the allegations rather than an intention to stonewall.   “It may have taken more time than I would have liked, or you would have liked, but you have the information,” Maguire said.   The New York Times: Maguire holds his ground during Capitol Hill testimony.   The Hill: Five takeaways from the hearing.   Trump on Thursday fumed that the whistleblower’s information was secondhand and false. The New York Times reported that the White House learned of the whistleblower’s concerns during the summer — soon after Trump’s call with Zelensky — from the CIA’s general counsel, Courtney Simmons Elwood.   Before leaving New York on Thursday to return to Washington, the president suggested the officials and witnesses from whom the whistleblower derived information were like government moles, and deserving of punishment. “This is war,” the president said (Bloomberg video of Trump’s comments).   The Hill: Trump: Official who furnished information to the whistleblower is “close to a spy.”   The New York Times: Trump attacks the whistleblower and alludes to punishment for spies (transcript of the president’s remarks).   Reuters: White House scrambles to prepare for impeachment fight.   The Associated Press: Short-staffed White House dusts off Mueller playbook as pressure mounts.    Giuliani defended his actions and those of the president, but without refuting any specifics: “The complaint of the so-called whistleblower, tells you on the first page his information is questionable. He says `I was not a direct witness…’ and additionally states over 20 times `I was told’, `I am concerned’, `I learned’, and not once did he say `I know,’” the former New York mayor and prosecturor tweeted. “Under Anglo-American law, that is described as hearsay. Inadmissible because it is inherently unreliable. The definitive conclusion that this is somehow credible is impossible to make unless you’re entirely prejudiced.”    The Hill: Five most serious charges in the complaint.   The Hill: Senate Republicans batten down the hatches.    Reuters: Republicans see impeachment backfiring. Democrats fear they may be right.

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CONGRESS: The Senate on Thursday voted to keep the government funded at current levels through Nov. 21, following in the footsteps of the House as the clock counted down toward a Sept. 30 deadline to prevent federal operations from screeching to a halt. The vote was 82-15. The Senate has failed to clear any of a dozen fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills, which means senators kicked big decisions off to November. The next stop for the continuing resolution is Trump’s desk (The Hill). The next big hurdle is a solution to break the impasses between the House and Senate, with time running out to do it (The Hill).   > Confirmed: The Senate voted on Thursday along party lines to make Eugene Scalia the next Labor secretary. The son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the newcomer to the Trump Cabinet will succeed Alexander Acosta, who resigned amid questions over a plea deal he brokered when he was a U.S. prosecutor in Florida for the now-deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (The Hill).    > Election security: Senate Democrats believe more can be done legislatively to increase U.S. election security, an argument that could be strengthened in Congress by the Thursday release of a whistleblower complaint alleging the president sought Ukraine’s help in defeating one of his U.S. political rivals. The whistleblower said in the complaint that Trump’s actions regarding Ukraine could pose a risk to the U.S. government’s efforts to bolster election security in 2020. Maguire, during his House testimony, said protection of U.S. election systems is “the most important job” of the intelligence community, while cyber threats are the most significant risks facing the United States (The Hill).

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INTERNATIONAL: The Defense Department will deploy about 200 U.S. troops, one Patriot missile battery and four ground-based radar systems to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said Thursday. Two more Patriot batteries and a THAAD missile defense system may be sent later, if needed. Trump announced last week the United States would send military aid to the region in response to what the administration says was Iran’s attack on Saudi oil facilities on Sept. 14 using a cruise missile and drones. Iran has denied responsibility. The administration this week at the United Nations repeated the United States does not want war with Iran and will continue to intensify economic sanctions (The Associated Press).    > Iran: Following a U.N. visit this week, Tehran faces diminishing choices, reports Aya Batrawy in an analysis for The Associated Press. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the United States on Thursday to “cease this policy of maximum pressure,” saying it diminished the potential for negotiations. Rouhani repeated that U.S. sanctions must be lifted before Iran would talk with Trump, although he did not totally rule out such a meeting (The Associated Press).   > Syria: The United States on Thursday announced its conclusion that President Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian government used chlorine as a chemical weapon in an attack on May 19 during a battle with insurgents in Idlib. “The Assad regime is responsible for innumerable atrocities some of which rise to the level of war crimes and crimes against humanity,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in New York. The Trump administration, which has bombed Syria twice following Assad’s suspected use of chemical weapons, did not announce a response. However, the Treasury Department applied new sanctions to two Russian entities as punishment for providing fuel to Syria (CNBC).   > United Kingdom: Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has said he will refuse to seek a delay in the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline to withdraw from the European Union, has raised fears he could try to exploit a specific loophole in the legislation (Reuters).

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OPINION

Democrats’ evidence-free rush to impeach Trump may hand him a second term, by Gregory J. Wallance, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2m5byqP   Only the ballot box can deliver a final verdict on President Trump, by Dan Mahaffee, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2nAB47H

WHERE AND WHEN

Hill.TV’s “Rising” at 9 a.m. ET features Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on news of the day; Adam Green, the co-founder of the Progress Change Campaign Committee, who talks about the presidential campaign of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.); former white supremacist Arno Michaelis, now an anti-hate activist, and Mubin Shaikh, a national security and counterterrorism specialist, discuss U.S. extremism in 2019. Find Hill.TV programming at http://thehill.com/hilltv or on YouTube at 10 a.m.   The House meets at 9 a.m. and last votes are scheduled at 3 p.m. prior to a two-week recess.   The Senate convenes at 11:40 a.m. for a pro forma session.   The president participates in a White House event at noon with Jewish faith leaders to mark High Holy Day. Trump will speak at 6:30 p.m. at a White House reception to mark Hispanic Heritage Month.    Vice President Pence is in Indiana where he will tour NeuroDiagnostic Institute in Indianapolis at 3:20 p.m. and participate in a roundtable discussion about mental health. He’ll return to Washington tonight.   Pompeo, who is in New York today, meets at 8:30 a.m. with Pacific Island leaders. At 10:30 a.m., the secretary meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the United Nations. At 11:30 a.m., Pompeo talks with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.    Economic indicators: Analysts are waiting for this morning’s reports on consumer spending and durable goods, both reflecting conditions in August.

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ELSEWHERE

➔ E-cigarettes: The U.S. health hazards are bad and getting worse … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 805 of the more than 1,000 cases of lung injury illnesses under investigation across the nation tied to vaping. Two more deaths were confirmed on Thursday, bringing the U.S. total to 12. The newest statistics point to a fast-moving and evolving epidemic that’s touched almost every state (NBC News).   ➔ U.S. cities: In search of less expensive housing and better schools, tens of thousands of millennials and Gen-Xers (residents age 25 to 39) moved out of large U.S. cities for the fourth consecutive year, including pulling up stakes from Washington, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Las Vegas and Portland, according to U.S. Census data released on Thursday (The Wall Street Journal).   ➔ Migration: U.S. population growth among immigrants slowed to a trickle, according to an analysis of new census data. Experts believe the dramatic change — a net increase of just 200,000 people, according to 2018 data — is likely linked to the Trump administration’s restrictive migration policies (The New York Times). Separately on Thursday, the administration proposed slashing refugee admissions to 18,000 for fiscal year 2020, down from a cap of 30,000 in 2018. The administration has made curbing the number of migrants entering the country a priority (The Hill).

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THE CLOSER

And finally …   The 25th anniversary of “Friends” inspired our quiz this week and resulted in some smart guesses from readers about the award-winning NBC sitcom that ran for 10 seasons.   Kudos to the trivia masters who sent us five correct answers: Patrick Kavanagh, Lorraine Lindberg, Candi Cee, John Donato, William Chittam, Jerrica Mathis, Allyson Foster and Luther Berg.    “Friends” made the most of celebrity guest performances over the years. Although a musical appreciation for David Bowie was written into several episodes, the late singer, songwriter and actor never made an appearance on the show.   Sweetly loopy character Phoebe Buffay, played by Lisa Kudrow in all 236 “Friends” episodes, worked as a masseuse and musician.   Character Ross Geller’s first wife (part of a running gag about his marriages) was Carol Willick.   Character Joey Tribbiani had seven sisters.   Phoebe gave birth to triplets on “Friends” and named one of them after character Chandler Bing, portrayed by Matthew Perry.

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When #MeToo Backfires This week, the woman considered to be the pioneer of the #MeToo movement in France was ordered by a court in Paris to pay over $20,000 in damages to the man she accused. Sandra Muller, a journalist, accused Eric Brion of harassment during the firestorm of #MeToo in 2017. She started a hashtag of her own, #balancetonporc, or “expose your pig, which quickly caught fire and turned Brion’s world upside down. The story, as it turns out, was that Brion made some inappropriate comments about Muller’s appearance during a party.   In an emotional defense of himself, Brion claimed he even sent an apology text to Muller the day after the incident, to which she never responded. “Muller’s violence against me has never stopped,” he said. “The violence of people hiding behind their phones.”   The story brings up the inevitable question in the wake of online cancel culture: “Can men never make a mistake again?”   (More on this story at the Washington Examiner)   In a related incident this week, a female reporter doing a live broadcast to report on the Bourbon and Beyond Festival in Kentucky was surprised when a young man jumped into the shot and attempted to kiss her on the cheek before running off. She appeared to laugh it off on camera, but just a few days later she appeared in a studio segment where she characterized the flirtatious encounter as “assault.”   The term “assault” applied to a man who barely grazed your cheek while attempting to be funny and flirtatious should raise eyebrows, particularly to the scores of people across the world, including children, who are actually abused and assaulted every day.    (More on this story at the Washington Examiner) International Space Station to Make a Rare Appearance Tonight!  Last week’s flying objects were unidentified, but this week we know exactly what’s coming. The International Space Station will be making a rare appearance that will be visible all up and down the East tonight between 7:56 and 8:00 pm. Weather is so far predicted to cooperate!  (More about the ISS from the Washington Post)  NEW! Sips, Pours, and Nibbles for the Weekend I’ve been missing my days as a sommelier and have rediscovered my love of cooking in an effort to get healthy, so starting today, Friday BRIGHT will feature food and beverage recommendations that should be accessible to all our readers, no matter where you are!   SIP: It is supposed to be fall, but as we are experiencing a late summer, I’m not quite ready to give up crisp refreshing cocktails in favor Manhattans and Sidecars just yet.  The Aviation is a perennial favorite of mine and is easy to make but does need a few non-staple ingredients. Just a hint of florality and a zip of fresh lemon, it is easy to have one too many. But they are oh-so delicious and not at all sweet. Classic and sophisticated. ·      2 oz London style dry gin ·      ½ oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqeuer ·      ¼ oz Crème de Violette ·      ¾ oz fresh squeezed lemon juice Combine all ingredients in cocktail tin and shake for one full minute. Serve in martini glass with brandied cherry or lemon peel. (Liquor.com for photos and more details) POUR: The very best wine pairing for watching the International Space Station wiz by this evening is a glass of bubbly. Here, I make my case for Spanish Cava. I find it hard to make specific producer recommendations not knowing which wine shops readers will have ready access to, but Cava is everywhere, and it’s cost effective to boot. Dry, yeasty, and creamy on the palette like Champagne but unlike Prosecco, which should only be consumed when combined with peach nectar or orange juice. Be sure to by ‘Brut,’ and chuck your flutes. Drink Cava out of a normal wine glass. (Cava recommendations under $15 from VinePair)   NIBBLE: I recently perfected my Dijon baked Chicken recipe: easy, healthy, and delicious. Heat oven to 450, then pat dry, salt and pepper chicken breasts on both sides, and place them on an aluminum lined baking sheet. Coat top of breasts with a thin layer of Dijon mustard. Combine 1/8thcup Parmesan and 1/8thcup breadcrumbs in a bowl with a teaspoon of salt, dash of pepper, and teaspoon of olive oil (for 2 breasts, multiply for larger portions); whisk until well combined. Using a spoon, scoop the mixture onto the breasts and press gently to form the crust. Bake for 24-26 minutes and allow to cool. I usually serve with potatoes and a green veg, or slice and eat with salad, but that is chef’s choice! (Best Dijon mustards you can buy on Amazon!)   Friday Entertainment Center  With several new streaming services coming our way, including Disney+, we are set for the biggest Fall in TV yet. Here is the ultimate guide to everything coming this season. (The Federalist)   “SNL” apparently tried to lure conservatives back to their viewership with the hiring of Shane Gillis. He got fired, but it wouldn’t have worked anyway. 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ANALYSIS — The White House wasted little time planting seeds of doubt about the legislative agenda after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry, but officials quickly backtracked from those threats. Read More…

Senate Intelligence goes slow, seeks meeting with whistleblower

The Senate Intelligence Committee is just getting started on a review and inquiry into the whistleblower complaint that has rocked Capitol Hill this week. Read More…

Whistleblower can’t explain Trump’s DNC missing server theory

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A whistleblower complaint pushed White House officials and lawyers into the impeachment fray Thursday as potentially part of an administration cover-up, as the document described how they moved to “lock down” all records of President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Read More…

Lawmaker pay freeze extended in Senate Legislative Branch bill

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday advanced, as amended, a $5.09 billion fiscal 2020 Legislative Branch spending bill that would continue a pay freeze for members of Congress. The issue has proved troublesome in the House, where a spending bill approved by appropriators this summer with a cost-of-living adjustment has yet to be brought up on the floor. Read More…

With impeachment churning, Modernization panel urges civility

As impeachment and partisan politics rage on Capitol Hill, one congressional panel spent Thursday morning brainstorming ways to promote civility and collaboration among lawmakers. Read More…

‘Jersey Girl’ Rep. has ‘The Fever’ for The Boss

New Jersey Democrat Mikie Sherrill took to the the House floor Thursday during time reserved for general speeches to honor “legendary” rock musician Bruce Springsteen on his 70th birthday. Watch the video here…

Sen. Tina Smith just took a DNA test … turns out she’s 100 percent a Lizzo fangirl

Sen. Tina Smith opted for a later bedtime Wednesday night to catch one of her favorite artists take the stage at The Anthem — and to sing her praises in person. Read More…

Watch: Tlaib prompts protesters with controversial ‘impeach the motherf—–’ line

Democratic lawmakers addressed pro-impeachment demonstrators on the East Lawn of the Capitol on Thursday. Rep. Rashida Tlaib led the crowd in a cheer echoing her controversial, profane line from January. Watch the video here…

Searching for counter-strategy, Trump floats legal action to halt impeachment inquiry

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he might sue to halt House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry and lashed out at Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff as he struggled to fashion a counter-message. Read More…

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CDN’s Daily News Blast delivers the day’s news first! View this email in your browser CDN Daily News Blast 09/27/2019 Excerpts: Should We Spank the Children or Arrest the Child Abusers? By Amanda Alverez – No longer is the crisis of child abuse restricted to the Democrat Party USA, but it’s now a crisis issue spreading around the world. Yes, Child Abuse is what happens when adults turn our backs on children, right? There should never be any ‘degree’ of acceptable child abuse standards – … Should We Spank the Children or Arrest the Child Abusers? is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Friday, September 27, 2019 By R. Mitchell – President Donald Trump will participate in a High Holy Days call, receive his intelligence briefing and deliver remarks at a Hispanic Heritage Month Reception. Keep up with Trump on Our President’s Schedule Page. President Trump’s Itinerary for 9/27/19 – note: this  page will be updated during the day if events … President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Friday, September 27, 2019 is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » No Sanctuary: ICE arrests more than 80 criminal aliens, including rapists and child molesters, during operation in New York City area By R. Mitchell – NEW YORK – Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested more than 80 during a 5-day period, ending Sep. 25, in New York City, the Hudson Valley and Long Island. During the enforcement effort, ERO arrested 82 individuals for violating U.S. immigration laws. … No Sanctuary: ICE arrests more than 80 criminal aliens, including rapists and child molesters, during operation in New York City area is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » No Sanctuary: ICE arrests 54 Illegal Aliens During New Jersey Operation Targeting Criminals Released Back into Communities By R. Mitchell – NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 54 individuals throughout New Jersey during a weeklong action targeting public safety threats who were released from local law enforcement custody into the community instead of being transferred to ICE. 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Portland Deputy Police Chief Jami Resch ended a contract the bureau signed with the Department of Homeland Security, which allowed agents within Immigration and Customs Enforcement … Weak Sauce: Portland Police Drop ICE Contract Following Demands Made By Democratic Socialists is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Angry Democrats To Americans: Your Votes Mean Nothing By Jim Clayton – You run and you run to catch up with the sun but its sinking/ Only to come up behind you again/ The sun is the same in a relative way but you’re older/shorter of breath and one day closer to death—Pink Floyd, Dark Side Of The Moon. The above lyrics … Angry Democrats To Americans: Your Votes Mean Nothing is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » New Ad Calls Out Biden For ‘White Privilege,’ Demands Federal Investigation Into Biden’s Ukraine Dealings By Mary Margaret Olohan – A political action ad released Wednesday calls out Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for “white privilege” and demands a federal investigation into his Ukraine dealings. The ad, released by Great America PAC, criticizes the former vice president’s alleged role in firing a Ukrainian prosecutor who was examining Hunter Biden’s actions. … New Ad Calls Out Biden For ‘White Privilege,’ Demands Federal Investigation Into Biden’s Ukraine Dealings is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Trump Judicial Nominee Falters Amid Conservative Revolt By Kevin Daley – A second conservative lawmaker will vote against U.S. District Judge Halil Suleyman “Sul” Ozerden’s nomination for the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, placing the confirmation in serious jeopardy. GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri privately informed colleagues that he would oppose Ozerden Thursday morning, a source familiar with those … Trump Judicial Nominee Falters Amid Conservative Revolt is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Trump’s EPA Tells California Gov. Newsom His State’s Homeless Population Is Destroying The Environment By Chris White – The Trump administration will tell California Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday that his state’s homeless population is hurting the environment, a move that ratchets up the president’s political war with the country’s biggest blue state. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler wrote a letter to the governor citing multiple instances of … Trump’s EPA Tells California Gov. Newsom His State’s Homeless Population Is Destroying The Environment is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » That Sinking Feeling – A.F. Branco Cartoon By A.F. Branco – Biden has been well entrenched in the DC swamp for years and it appears he’s used that swampy experience to help his son make millions. Political cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2019. See more Legal Insurrection Branco cartoons, click here. See more Branco toons HERE That Sinking Feeling – A.F. Branco Cartoon is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Watch Live: Press Briefing with Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Matthew Albence By R. 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ScottRasmussen.com Launch – Check Out My All New Website No Images? Click here   Good morning,Forty-three percent (43%) of voters nationwide believe President Trump behaved inappropriately in his now infamous phone call with the Ukrainian president. A ScottRasmussen.com national survey found that 31% disagree and believe the president behaved appropriately. Twenty-five percent (25%) are not sure.Democrats, by a 66% to 18% margin, believe the president acted inappropriately. Republicans, by a 58% to 15% margin, hold the opposite view. Among Independent voters, 20% say the behavior was appropriate, 45% inappropriate, and 34% are not sure.Twenty-eight percent (28%) believe the president committed treason on that call. That includes 46% of Democrats, 24% of Independents, and 11% of Republicans. By way of comparison, that’s lower than the number who believe President Trump committed treason in his dealings with the Russians.When asked which Democratic presidential candidate had been accused of inappropriate dealings with Ukraine, 56% selected Joe Biden and 29% were not sure. Five percent (5%) said no Democrats had been accused, 4% thought it was Bernie Sanders, and 3% named Beto O’Rourke. Two percent (2%) thought that Elizabeth Warren or Andrew Yang had been accused of such dealings.Sixty-six percent (66%) of Republicans were able to identify Biden as the candidate who has been accused. So were 52% of Democrats and 50% of Independent voters.So far, there has been no measurable impact on the president’s job approval ratings.On Tuesday, we will release our next weekly update on support for impeachment. Last Tuesday, we reported that 44% of voters nationwide believe President Trump should be impeached and removed from office. Forty-one percent (41%) disagree and 15% are not sure.Generally speaking, support for impeachment has remained steady between 40% and 45% all year.Thank you for your interest in our work,Scott     Stay Informed Up To The Minute and Share ContentDeeper CurrentsScott Rasmussen offers his personal insight, analysis, and opinion on current political races, issues, and controversy. Read more     Scott’s ColumnsPresident Trump has perfected the art of antagonizing his opponents with provocative tweets. He demonstrated this skill recently in declaring that the tax reform act,… Read more   SCOTT RASMUSSEN info@scottrasmussen.com https://www.scottrasmussen.com 142 W 57th Street, 11 Floor New York, NY 10023 ScottRasmussen.com Launch – Check Out My All New Website   Like    Tweet    Share    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

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View In Browser September 27, 2019 chicagotribune.com Daywatch 1.) Chicago Teachers Union vote to authorize strike; walkout could begin Oct. 7 FRIDAY, SEPT 27 Chicago Teachers Union members have voted by a huge margin to authorize a strike, setting the stage for about 25,000 educators to walk off the job as early as Oct. 7. Though an actual strike remains uncertain, Thursday’s vote results mark a big step toward what would be the first teacher walkout in Chicago Public Schools since 2012 and represents a major challenge for Mayor Lori Lightfoot early in her first term in office. 2.) New ICE director in Chicago criticizes the city’s sanctuary ordinance. But Mayor Lightfoot shows up and calls his comments ‘nonsense.’ FRIDAY, SEPT 27 The new director of ICE in Chicago pushed back against the city and state policies that aim to protect immigrants, but he was met with even more opposition from Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who sought to upstage the federal agency’s news conference. Robert Guadian held a news conference to underscore what he said are the dangers of local police not cooperating with his agency in so-called sanctuary cities like Chicago. But outside of ICE’s Chicago office, Lightfoot appeared with a group of immigration activists and called Guadian’s criticism of the city’s sanctuary ordinance “nonsense.” The same gun used in two Chicago police shootouts and daylight shooting of woman downtown tied to recent shooting in Minnesota, authorities say FBI raids village offices of west suburban Lyons, nearby McCook, where a Cook County commissioner is mayor. Feds also ‘conducted investigative activity’ in Summit.   3.) As UAW strike against GM drags on, Trump has plenty of 2020 supporters on key Michigan picket line FRIDAY, SEPT 27 Well into its second week on strike against General Motors, the United Auto Workers union has received full-throated support from all the major 2020 Democratic presidential candidates and solidarity visits to the picket line by many of them.But outside the GM Technical Center in suburban Detroit where cutting-edge cars are designed and prototypes are made, plenty of striking auto workers are backing a politician who mostly has been quiet about the walkout: President Donald Trump. While all 13 Democrats in Illinois’ congressional delegation have announced publicly their support for the Trump impeachment inquiry, the GOP members aside from Rep. Adam Kinzinger have remained mostly silent. 4.) 25 Chicago restaurants win Michelin stars, including 5 newcomers FRIDAY, SEPT 27 Chicago’s surge in omakase restaurants was recognized, big time, in the 2020 Michelin Guide Chicago, whose star awards were announced Thursday. Five Chicago restaurants received a Michelin star for the first time, and three of them specialize in omakase, where the chef presents a tasting menu. Here’s the full list of winners. There’s a new brewery in Chicago. Yes. Another one.   5.) The Old Post Office welcomes its first tenants next month, launching a new Chicago neighborhood. But what kind of neighborhood will it be? FRIDAY, SEPT 27 The southwest edge of the Loop, for decades a sleepy buffer between downtown office skyscrapers and South Loop residential high-rises, is ready for its multibillion-dollar awakening.More than $2 billion is getting poured into the neighborhood by real estate developers, forever changing a pocket of downtown where commuters are accustomed to hustling past fortresslike structures, concrete streetscapes and previously stalled development sites to get to their destinations. Now it is becoming a destination in its own right. 6.) Video captures 5-year-old suburban girl’s encounter with coyote after she went outside to check mailbox for her Halloween costume FRIDAY, SEPT 27 When 5-year-old Christine Przybylski scooted out to her mailbox this week, she hoped to find the “I Dream of Jeannie” costume her mother had ordered her for Halloween. But Christine ended up having an experience a little more reminiscent of Red Riding Hood. A security camera at the family’s home near Villa Park captured images of a coyote darting into the front yard, slowing down and eyeing Christine for a moment, and then giving chase as she whirled and sprinted away.    7.) How the Cubs blew a playoff spot in 8 simple steps FRIDAY, SEPT 27 The Cubs awoke on the morning of Sept. 17 in pretty good shape. Then it all fell apart, in slow and agonizing fashion. Nine days later, the Cubs’ postseason dream was over after one of the most stunning end-of-the-season collapses in franchise history. Anthony Rizzo was part of the Cubs’ teardown, rebuild, championship — and now the collapse. “I don’t believe we’re just going to go away and not be good again.” 8Column: Impeachment-frightened Trump rages, wants to execute whistleblowers: The Week in Review FRIDAY, SEPT 27 Impeachment inquiry starts! Whistleblower report released! Trump suggests whistleblowers should be executed! Ukrainian president squirms next to Trump! Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani babbles incoherently! It was a week unlike any other in recent history, one worthy of a Special Impeachment Edition Week in Review in which Rex Huppke poses the always important question: “What the (BLEEP) just happened?” advertisement Unsubscribe   |   Newsletters   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of ServiceCopyright © 2019 | Chicago Tribune | 160 N. Stetson Ave., Third Floor, Chicago, IL 60601ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this email because you are following the Daywatch newsletter.

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Trump Administration Plans to Slash Number of Refugees for U.S. Resettlement By Reuters, Friday, September 27, 2019 7:33 AM “The current burdens on the U.S. immigration system must be alleviated before it is again possible to resettle large number of refugees.” More  Comments »   Republicans See Impeachment Backfiring. Democrats Fear They May Be Right By Reuters, Friday, September 27, 2019 7:33 AM “After this he has a much better chance of winning another election…” More  Comments »   Democrats Appeal for More Witnesses to Come Forward About Trump-Ukraine Matter By Reuters, Friday, September 27, 2019 7:32 AM “I’m hoping that these witnesses will choose to cooperate, will volunteer.” More  Comments »   Trump Nominates Peter Gaynor to Be FEMA Chief: White House By Reuters, Friday, September 27, 2019 7:31 AM Trump nominated Peter Gaynor to head the FEMA. More  Comments »   Biden Looks to Ukraine Flap to Jolt His 2020 Presidential Campaign By Reuters, Friday, September 27, 2019 7:30 AM “This isn’t about me.” More  Comments »   Suicide Rate in Active Duty U.S. Service Members Rises Significantly By Reuters, Thursday, September 26, 2019 4:49 PM The rate of suicide among active duty service members has increased significantly over the past five years, according to a Pentagon report released on Thursday. More  Comments »

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From NBC’s Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann

FIRST READ: The Ukraine story has been playing out for a lot longer than you might think

One misperception of this Ukraine-Trump-whistleblower story is that it came out of nowhere.
 
In fact, it’s been playing out for months — in plain sight.
 
Here’s a helpful timeline of the scandal/controversy, per NBC’s Lauren McCulloch and the “Meet the Press” team, which drives home the point that we’re not at the beginning of this story.
 
We’re smack-dab in the middle.
 
Aug. 2018: Trump signs the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act(NDAA), which includes $250 million to extend the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative
 
Late Jan. 2019: Rudy Giuliani meets for the first time with former Ukraine prosecutor Yuri Lutsenko, who succeeded the man that Joe Biden and the Obama administration helped oust
 
March 20: President Trump tweets, “John Solomon: As Russia Collusion fades, Ukrainian plot to help Clinton emerges.” @seanhannity @FoxNews
 
March 24: Donald Trump Jr. tweets, “We need more @RichardGrenell’s and less of these jokers as ambassadors. Calls Grow To Remove Obama’s U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine.”

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April 21: Volodymyr Zelenskiy defeats Poroshenko in run-off
 
April 23: Rudy Giuliani tweets, “Now Ukraine is investigating Hillary campaign and DNC conspiracy with foreign operatives including Ukrainian and others to affect 2016 election. And there’s no Comey to fix the result.”
 
April 25: Joe Biden announces presidential bid
 
April 29: Whistleblower learns the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, is being recalled to Washington
 
May 1: The New York Times publishes its original story on Joe Biden, his son and Ukraine – and it also notes, beginning in its 11th paragraph, how Giuliani has been investigating the matter
 
May 6: Trump talks on Fox News about Biden and Ukraine: “I’m hearing it’s a major scandal, major problem. Very bad things happened, and we’ll see what that is. They even have him on tape, talking about it. They have Joe Biden on tape talking about the prosecutor. And I’ve seen that tape. A lot of people are talking about that tape, but that’s up to them. They have to solve that problem.”
 
May 7: Ambassador Yovanovitch is recalled, according to news reports
 
May 9: The New York Times says that Giuliani plans travel to Ukraine to help Trump: “We’re not meddling in an election, we’re meddling in an investigation, which we have a right to do,” Giuliani says
 
May 10: Giuliani cancels travel to Ukraine
 
May 14: Whistleblower learns that Trump instructs Vice President Pence to cancel planned travel to attend Zelenskiy’s inauguration; Energy Secretary Rick Perry is sent instead
 
June 21: Giuliani complains about Zelenskiy over Twitter, “New Pres of Ukraine still silent on investigation of Ukrainian interference in 2016 election and alleged Biden bribery of Pres Poroshenko. Time for leadership and investigate both if you want to purge how Ukraine was abused by Hillary and Obama people.”
 
July 18: Trump orders acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to hold back nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine
 
July 24: Robert Mueller testifies before Congress
 
July 25: Trump has his phone call with Zelenskiy, in which the president of the United States asks a “favor” to look into “Crowdstrike” as well as Joe Biden and his son
 
Early Aug.: Giuliani meets with a top Zelenskiy aide, Andriy Yermak, in Madrid
 
Aug. 12: Whistleblower makes his complaint to Congress
 
Aug. 28: Politico reports that the Trump administration is holding up the military aid to Ukraine
 
Sept. 2: Pence, in news conference in Poland, doesn’t deny that Ukraine aid was tied to Giuliani’s Biden investigation: “As President Trump had me make clear, we have great concerns about issues of corruption. And, fortunately, President Zelensky was elected decisively on an anti-corruption message.”
 
Sept. 9: Three House committees begin investigating Giuliani’s involvement with Ukraine
 
Sept. 11: Withheld funds to Ukraine are released
 
Sept. 18: The Washington Post reports that the whistleblower complaint involves Trump’s communications with a foreign leader – and a troubling “promise.”

Ring a bell? Allegations of misusing a highly classified database

Here’s the big news from yesterday’s release of the whistleblower’s complaint to Congress, per NBC’s Carol E. Lee.

“Allegations by a whistleblower that White House officials misused a highly-classified database to shield President Donald Trump’s quest for information against a political opponent have raised alarm among national security experts and former government officials familiar with the secret, electronic system,” Lee writes.

More: “Former and current intelligence officers who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that, if true, such misuse should spark an investigation into the potential mishandling of a classified system.”

And: “‘The only reason to use classification to limit who sees a transcript is if the conversation is classified,’ said Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser in the Obama administration. ‘We know from the transcript that the conversation wasn’t classified so the only reason to restrict access is to protect the president’s corruption.’”

TWEET OF THE DAY: There goes my hero, watch him as he goes.

2020 VISION: Bennet urges caution about the march toward impeachment

Democratic presidential Michael Bennet, who didn’t qualify for the third Dem debate, told Politico that Democrats need to be cautious when it comes to impeachment over this whistleblower story.
 
“I think that we need to let this investigation take its course before anybody makes that judgment and I’ve got responsibilities on the Intelligence Committee to do oversight; I’ve not reached a conclusion. I do think that it would be nice for us to have a president who didn’t behave the way this president did on that telephone call,” he said.
 
Bennet added, “Look, I’ve said I think that he’s committed impeachable offenses. I said that about the Mueller Report. I think it’s clear from the Mueller report that he obstructed justice, and I think that’s an impeachable offense. [But] what I think and what the American people think are two different things. And you can’t remove a president unless there’s public sentiment. I suppose you could try, but it seems to me that there would be a debacle in the country.”

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On the campaign trail today: Joe Biden is in Las Vegas… Elizabeth Warren holds a town hall in New Hampshire… Andrew Yang also stumps in the Granite State… And Pete Buttigieg has a one-on-one interview with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle at the Texas Tribune Festival.

Dispatches from NBC’s embeds: Andrew Yang campaigned yesterday in New Hampshire, where he emphasized the economy and took questions on the climate, the Department of Education Budget and supporting veterans. NBC’s Julia Jester spoke with a few voters after the event who gave Yang mixed reviews. One undecided voter said the primary race is a “moving target”, but when it came to national Democrats and impeachment said, “even if the Democrats legitimately hurt themselves doing this, I believe that they think it’s the right thing to do.”Another voter who supports Julian Castro said he was surprised by Yang’s sole focus on the economy, “I’m finally getting a little tired about it being about the economy” rather than the environment, he told Jester.

And in Biden world, Joe Biden told California donors that President Trump is trying to “hijack an election”, according to the pool report. While at the event, Biden mimicked Trump and said Trump was aiming at him given his lead in many polls.

DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is … 11

11.

That’s the number of Democratic House members who have NOT come out in favor of some kind of impeachment proceedings against Trump.

What’s more, all but one of those 11 represent districts that voted for Trump in 2016.

The exception? Tulsi Gabbard.

THE LID: Joining in 

Don’t miss the pod from yesterday, when we looked at the number of Democrats in competitive districts who have come out in support of impeachment over the last week.

ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss 

NBC’s White House team writes that the president’s team is facing “total panic” about what to do next.

Trump says that those who passed information along to the whistleblower are “like spies.”

Jane Timm fact-checks the false claim that Democrats threatened Ukraine aid.

Rudy Giuliani spent months cultivating relationships with prosecutors in Ukraine.

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– View in a Browser – Fri, September 27 FLASHBACK // NANCY’S NEW CHARGE  FLASHBACK: Politico Claims ‘Ukrainian Efforts to Sabotage Trump Backfire’ in 2017 An article published by Politico in January 2017 is shedding more light on President Trump’s relationship with the leader of Ukraine; claiming the Democrats’ plot to collude with Kiev officials “backfired” during the 2016 race for the White House.“Ukrainian government officials tried to help Hillary Clinton and undermine Trump by publicly questioning… READ HERE NANCY’S NEW CHARGE: Speaker Pelosi Accuses White House of ‘Cover-Up’ Over Ukraine Call Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi accused the Trump administration of “covering up” a phone call between the President of the United States and the leader of Ukraine Thursday; hours after opening an official impeachment inquiry.“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., responded Thursday to allegations that the Trump White House sought to limit access to… CONTINUE READING NUNES: Ukraine Story is Democrats’ Latest ‘Information Warfare Operation’ Against Trump Congressman Devin Nunes slammed the mainstream media during fiery hearings on Capitol Hill Thursday; calling the Democrats’ latest impeachment push an “information warfare operation” against President Trump.“I want to congratulate the Democrats on the rollout of their latest information warfare operation against the president, and their extraordinary ability once again to enlist the… CONTINUE READING HERE GRAHAM’S STAND: Lindsey Graham Demands Details on Who Talked with Whistleblower Senator Lindsey Graham weighed-in Thursday on the Democrats’ renewed push to impeach President Trump; saying the country needs to know who spoke with the whistleblower regarding the Commander-in-Chief’s private conversation with the leader of Ukraine.“It is imperative we find out which White House official talked to the whistleblower and why. Why didn’t they… CONTINUE READING Recommended Reading: Promoted Content   PO BOX 7298, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7298 US © 2019 The Sean Hannity Show Unsubscribe   |   Sign Up   |   Terms & Conditions   |   Privacy Policy

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Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray September 27, 2019 Schumer: Intelligence Agencies ‘Have Six Ways From Sunday Of Getting Back At You’ By Margot Cleveland While the left and the Never Trump right may march into the ballot box in 2020 convinced the president committed treason, the rest of the country see yet another Deep State sting. Full article Stop Blaming Pro-Lifers For The Left’s Racism By Mary Eberstadt Thanks to abortion, America is whiter than it would be if all those babies were allowed to live. If pro-lifers had their way, the United States would be blacker and browner than it is today. Full article Congressional Democrats Have No Credibility On Impeachment By John Daniel Davidson Whatever your opinion of Trump, congressional Democrats have squandered the confidence of the American people, and can’t be trusted with impeachment. Full article 4 Reasons The Ukraine Call Is No Watergate By Kyle Sammin The legal implications of Trump’s phone call to the Ukrainian president are still being hashed out, but there are several points in Trump’s favor on public perception about the charges. Full article What Netanyahu’s ‘Second Chance’ Really Means For Trump By Erielle Davidson While it’s possible that a change in the Israeli prime minister will shift foreign policy ever-so-slightly, it’s unlikely to have a huge effect, if any, on the Israeli-U.S. dynamic Full article Two New Hyped Thrillers Push Limits Of The Genre By Clay Waters Two much-buzzed-about new books, ‘The Escape Room’ by Megan Goldin and ‘The Need’ by Helen Phillips, have intriguing premises but don’t always deliver in execution. Full article Mainstream Media Misses The Story Behind U.S. Abortion Decline By Michael J. New Increases in contraception use are, at best, an incomplete explanation for the significant long-term decline in the abortion rate, despite the media’s reporting on new abortion numbers. Full article Black Progress Requires Reviving The Legacy Of Booker T. Washington By Aristarchus Patrinos Judging strictly by merit, Booker T. Washington should be no less celebrated by Americans than Martin Luther King Jr., for Booker understood what leads to progress. Full article How Cancel Culture Killed Sitcoms And Silver-Screen Comedies By Mitchell Blue A Slate article insists ‘we’re much, much funnier than we used to be.’ That’s not even remotely true. Political correctness has lead to the death of sitcoms and comedic movies. Full article Why So Many Americans Find John Rambo Compelling By J. Antonio Juarez What is it about this character that has made everything from his image to the melancholy trumpet dirge originally composed by Jerry Goldsmith for his character so appealing to many Americans? Full article 10 Reasons Medicare-For-All Is A Bad Idea Besides Financial Bankruptcy By Hadley Heath Manning Republicans and Joe Biden are making a huge mistake by focusing on cost. The implication is that government-run health care would be good if we could afford it. Full article This Week In Weird Twitter, Volume 128 By Rich Cromwell We’re gonna do what they say can’t be done. Full article BUSTED: Anti-Trump Whistleblower Botched Yet Another Major Allegation By Tristan Justice The counselor to the State Department was not actually listening in on the July phone call between Trump and Ukrainian president, as the complaint claims. Full article 86 Things Democrats Have Cited As Reasons To Impeach Trump By Tristan Justice From the grand Russia conspiracy to the president’s mental health, Democrats are hellbent on removing Trump from office with any excuse for impeachment. Full article Top Romney Adviser Worked With Hunter Biden On Board Of Ukrainian Energy Company By Erielle Davidson According to web archives, top Romney adviser Joseph Cofer Black, who publicly goes by ‘Cofer Black,’ joined Burisma’s board of directors while Hunter Biden was also serving on the board. Full article Top 10 Take-Aways From Yesterday’s House Hearing On ‘Assault Weapons’ By Mark Overstreet Thirty years into the national debate over semi-automatic rifles and ammunition magazines designed for defensive purposes, the only thing that has changed is the openness with which Democrats demonstrate their determination to prohibit the private ownership of firearms. Full article Joe Biden Forgets The Name Of Merrick Garland By Tristan Justice Merrick Garland was nominated to the Supreme Court in 2016 after Justice Antonin Scalia died, opening a seat on the bench in the middle of an election year. Full article Blatant Media Lies About Trump-Ukraine Non-Scandal Are Never-Ending By Chrissy Clark The media’s smear campaign on President Trump rests on information that is obviously fabricated — and the whole charade sounds all too familiar. Full article Adam Schiff Makes Up His Own Transcript Of Call Between Trump And Ukraine President By Tristan Justice Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., made up his own version of a transcript between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Thursday. Full article Complaint From So-Called ‘Whistleblower’ Is Riddled With Gossip, Blatant Falsehoods By Sean Davis The complaint from an anti-Trump “whistleblower” is riddled with gossip and innuendo, following the template of the debunked Steele dossier. Full article FAMILY MAKEUP DRIVING INEQUALITY A quarter of US parents are unmarried – and that changes how much they invest in their kids. http://vlt.tc/3rau “Family structure in America is sharply divided by class and race. While 84% of children whose mothers have a bachelor’s degree or higher-level education live with married parents, only 58% of children whose mothers have a high school degree or less do so. And while 75% of white children live with married parents, just 38% of black children do so. Read more of The Transom by signing up for a free trial today.  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2019 The Federalist, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

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• Des Moines Register reporter fired as cancel culture scores a hat trick
• Yes, please: President calls on Rep. Adam Schiff to resign
• Adam Schiff is everything AOC and the New Democrats hate
• Jon Hollis: ‘Adam Schiff is guilty of conspiring with Ukrainian officials to acquire opposition research on the President’
• UN Climate Change Report: Earth warming, glaciers melting, sea levels rising, lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
• ‘Us’ could have been a great movie but chose otherwise
• Charlie Kirk on ‘Democrat privilege’
• Joe Biden should have recused himself from dealing with Ukraine
• Louie Gohmert: The implications of releasing the Ukraine transcript
• As Fake News gets bolder, America needs the drumbeat of truth to get louder

Des Moines Register reporter fired as cancel culture scores a hat trick Posted: 27 Sep 2019 06:37 AM PDT The sad part about the rise of cancel culture mentality is there are often no winners. Everyone loses. In the case of the Des Moines Register’s debacle over Carson King’s social media past, there are three distinct losers and (thankfully) one winner emerging from it. The brief summary, for those who haven’t heard the story… Carson […] The post Des Moines Register reporter fired as cancel culture scores a hat trick appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Yes, please: President calls on Rep. Adam Schiff to resign Posted: 27 Sep 2019 05:33 AM PDT Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) is everything that’s wrong with the old Democratic Party, the one that people like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) despise. They are allies for the Trump impeachment, but don’t expect them to stay friendly for long. Schiff is almost certainly on a list of targets for the Justice Democrats to primary in […] The post Yes, please: President calls on Rep. Adam Schiff to resign appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Adam Schiff is everything AOC and the New Democrats hate Posted: 27 Sep 2019 05:15 AM PDT In their quest for impeachment, Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are allies. They both want to get rid of President Trump and are willing to say or do anything to get the job done. But their alliance ends there. When all is said and done, Schiff’s politics-as-usual versus AOC’s fresh ideas are […] The post Adam Schiff is everything AOC and the New Democrats hate appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Jon Hollis: ‘Adam Schiff is guilty of conspiring with Ukrainian officials to acquire opposition research on the President’ Posted: 27 Sep 2019 01:17 AM PDT One of the safest seats in the House of Representatives belongs to Adam Schiff (D-CA). I had to live in a hotel in CA-28 for two months while my son was in the hospital, and I can tell you from experience that the people there in East Hollywood are… different. It’s no wonder he got 78% […] The post Jon Hollis: ‘Adam Schiff is guilty of conspiring with Ukrainian officials to acquire opposition research on the President’ appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

UN Climate Change Report: Earth warming, glaciers melting, sea levels rising, lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Posted: 27 Sep 2019 12:47 AM PDT By Real Joe Sixpack According to a United Nations report, the earth is warming, and sea levels are rising from glaciers melting in Antarctica, as well as in the northern nation President Trump is trying to buy: Greenland! There hasn’t been such concern over a potential environmental emergency since, well, since Dorothy, the Tinman, Scarecrow […] The post UN Climate Change Report: Earth warming, glaciers melting, sea levels rising, lions and tigers and bears, oh my! appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

‘Us’ could have been a great movie but chose otherwise Posted: 27 Sep 2019 12:36 AM PDT Get Out is widely considered to be a smash hit by the now director Jordan Peele because it brought a refreshing amount of originality and thrill in an era where Hollywood has obviously run out of ideas. His following movie Us captured the audience that was won over by Get Out. The reception, however, wasn’t […] The post ‘Us’ could have been a great movie but chose otherwise appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Charlie Kirk on ‘Democrat privilege’ Posted: 26 Sep 2019 09:08 PM PDT In most facets of government, there is a bias that tends to help Democrats and victimize Republicans. It’s not new. Since the mid-90s, the shift in areas such as media treatment from bureaucratic departments, and even our schools has favored leftist lawmakers while attacking conservatives. Today, we’ve seen this manifested in new facets of influence […] The post Charlie Kirk on ‘Democrat privilege’ appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Joe Biden should have recused himself from dealing with Ukraine Posted: 26 Sep 2019 08:50 PM PDT Former Vice President Joe Biden is in a lot of trouble. He won’t be charged with a crime. He probably won’t face any repercussions in his private life and will go down as the guy who stood beside the guy who Democrats love (though that history is being rewritten by radical progressives in the party […] The post Joe Biden should have recused himself from dealing with Ukraine appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Louie Gohmert: The implications of releasing the Ukraine transcript Posted: 26 Sep 2019 07:02 PM PDT Representative Louie Gohmert (R-TX) pointed to a problem with releasing the Ukraine transcript that was alluded to yesterday by Will Ricciardella as well. In the left’s zeal to take down the President, they’ve harmed our ability to conduct foreign relations. If all it takes is an opposition party to force a private conversation into the […] The post Louie Gohmert: The implications of releasing the Ukraine transcript appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

As Fake News gets bolder, America needs the drumbeat of truth to get louder Posted: 26 Sep 2019 02:58 PM PDT You’re sick of it. I know I am. In modern history, the prevalence of fake news, progressive propaganda, and outright lies being told by the powerful people driving the left’s mainstream media narrative has never been this high. What makes it sadder is digital technology was supposed to prevent this from happening. Instead, it’s being used to […] The post As Fake News gets bolder, America needs the drumbeat of truth to get louder appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

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Not All Trump Critics Are Sold on Impeachment Jim Geraghty Raise your hand if you expected the argument against the impeachment of Trump to be led by . . . David Brooks in the New York Times. This is completely elitist. We’re in the middle of an election campaign. If Democrats proceed with the impeachment process, it will happen amid candidate debates, primaries and caucuses. Elections give millions and millions of Americans a voice in selecting the president. This process gives 100 mostly millionaire senators a voice in selecting the president.As these two processes unfold simultaneously, the contrast will be obvious. People will conclude that Democrats are going ahead with impeachment in an election year because they don’t trust the democratic process to yield the right outcome. Democratic elites to voters: We don’t trust you. Too many of you are racists!Impeachment is no longer a rare and grave crisis in American life; it’s becoming a device parties use when the House and the presidency are in the hands of different parties. Democratic … Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Does Trump Understand Corruption? Mona Charen If Trump is twisted and occasionally delusional, partisans who cloak him with excuses and sympathy are exactly what Trump thinks everybody is — corrupt. Renée Zellweger’s Bio-Pic Judy Is Compassionate and Honest Armond White Renée Zellweger’s sensitivity ensures that only a cruel viewer could ignore Garland’s struggle against common obstacles. Des Moines Register Reporter with History of Offensive Tweets No Longer at the Paper Zachary Evans The Des Moines Register has parted ways with reporter Aaron Calvin after controversy involving Calvin’s Twitter history. ADVERTISEMENT Congress Should Pass the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Wesley J. Smith Some anti-euthanasia activists see the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act as a Trojan horse that would fund training in assisted-suicide techniques. Here’s why they’re wrong. Prince Don Kevin D. Williamson This conservative simultaneously believes four things that are difficult to keep under the same hat. As Impeachment Gains Momentum in House, Senators Dig In on Both Sides John McCormack In the event that the House does impeach the president, there would not be close to enough votes to convict the president in the Senate based solely on the information revealed in the transcript of the Trump-Zelensky call. Will This Bill Result in $30,000 Fines over Internet Memes? Robert VerBruggen A bill in Congress called the CASE Act would set up an alternative system for some Internet copyright cases, giving both creators and alleged violators a far cheaper option. Pelosi: AG Barr has ‘Gone Rogue’ to Cover for Trump Zachary Evans During the same interview, Pelosi also defended her decision to impeach Trump while in 1998 she stood against the impeachment of Bill Clinton. ADVERTISEMENT WHAT NR IS READING The Day Is Now Far Spent Cardinal Robert Sarah “No other work addresses with such clarity the profound moral and spiritual crisis engulfing the world today, and the solutions for it. A monumental book that every Catholic, and Christian, needs to read!” — Raymond Arroyo, New York Times Best-Selling Author, EWTN Host, The World Over LEARN MORE Photo Essays Top Shots Sea Turtle Rescue Center ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.

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